Winner “The Other Osama,” by Hassaan Mirza Second Place “Good New Teeth,” by Mark Doyle Finalists “Driftwood,” by Josie Tolin “Flame Jumps the Gap,” by Matthew Gordon “Inheritance,” by Kris Koval “Jacaranda Bones,” by Dale Trumbore “Last Days at the … Read More
Winner Nicole Simonsen, “Lucky, Lucky, Lucky” Nicole Simonsen’s short stories have appeared in Booth, Tin House Online, Washington Square Review, and elsewhere. She teaches at a high school in Sacramento, CA. Second Place Justina Elias, … Read More
Winner Jinwoo Chong, “The Lesser Light of Dying Stars” Jinwoo Chong is currently an MFA candidate for fiction at Columbia University, where he serves as Online Editor for Columbia Journal. Second Place Gretchen Comba, “Goatman” Gretchen … Read More
Please join Salamander for the Issue #49 Release Party Thursday, February 20, 2020 6 PM Suffolk University Poetry Center Mildred F. Sawyer Library, 3rd Floor 73 Tremont Street, Boston Please join us to celebrate the release of Salamander #49, … Read More
Winner Christina Leo, “The Blue Bull” Second Place Michael Howerton, “Hopewell” Finalists Catalina Bode, “A Bedroom in the Kitchen” Shubha Venugopal, “Belonging” Steven Fromm, “Po-Ya 6” Ethan Feuer, “Quartering winds” Joyce Li, “The Boxer” Holly Menino, “The Boy’s Horse” Craig … Read More
Salamander #47 is here! Get a taste for the issue by reading excerpts (see button above). If you don’t have the issue yet, we strongly encourage you to purchase a subscription or a copy. You’ll find stories by the first- … Read More
Matthew Dougherty is the winner of the 2018 Salamander Fiction Contest with his story “Tokoloshe,” and Heather De Bel is the second-place winner with her story “Listening to Birds.” Of the winning stories, final judge Molly Antopol wrote: “Tokoloshe” is a tremendous … Read More
Winner Matthew Dougherty, “Tokoloshe” Second Place Heather De Bel, “Listening to Birds” Finalists Kelle Groom, “A Beginners Guide to Hieroglyphs” Kate Lister Campbell, “Boiling Out” Bridgette Shade, “Lifespan of a Mobile Home on Fire” Spencer Wise, “Masha” Karolina Letunova, “Private … Read More
The new issue has been sent out, so if you subscribe or have ordered copies, you should be receiving them shortly. If you are interested in subscribing or purchasing an issue, you may order from the website or by emailing … Read More
Ben Berman, Danielle Legros Georges, and Kelle Groom, whose poetry appears in recent issues of SALAMANDER, will read from their new and recent work, in honor of SALAMANDER’s 25th anniversary. Ben Berman’s new collection, FIGURING IN THE FIGURE, was published … Read More
Fred Marchant, George Kalogeris, and Jennifer Barber will be reading at this weekend’s Boston Poetry Festival. Details for Friday afternoon are below. For full schedule, please go to: Boston National Poetry Month Festival https://www.bostonnationalpoetry.org 12:10-4:30 pm, Keynote Poets Boston Public … Read More